Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-10
VIRGINIA OFFICIALS IN JAIL.
Governor Lee Visits Them There.

HR DENOUNCES THEIR IMPRISONMENT AS AN OUTRAGE
UPON THE CONSTITUTION AND THE RIGHTS OF THE
STATE.
The action OF certain Virginia State officials
with reference to the coupons which belong to the
Riddleberger State bonds assumed novel aspect
saturday when Attorney General Ayers and John
Scout, cOmmOnwealth'S attorney of FauQuier
were committed to jail for their refusal to pay a
fine assessed against them by Judge Bond OF the
United States Court, for bringing suits under the
law known as the scoupon crusher," in diso-
bedience OF his injunction order stated In Sat-
urdayS STAR The Richmond Dispatch says:
"About 1915 o'clock last night Attorney General
AyreS and Mr.. Scott were carried to the city Jail
by United states Marshal Scott and given into the
asked why It was that he and M scott concnSsd
to go to jail He said that Ghe Instructions given
the marshal by Judge Bond were. as he under
STOOD that they were to be kept In actual and not
In constructive custody. Marshal Scott offered to
put them under the custody OF deputy, to stay
with them at their hotel and to follow them In all
their movements, all at the expense OF the prison.
erS Not caring to be subjected to that OF Gus
tOdy, they were forced to adopt the only other
sternaslye e;a and 60 to jail TO- the next step
w. Gordon and Mr.. c. " Meredith-would, as soon
as the record could be made out, proceed to WASH
ingtOn and apply to the Supreme Court bench for
a writ OF habeas corpus"
GOV. LEE GOES TO JAIL-oN VISIT.
Dispatch reporter called at the Executive
mansion Saturday night about $3.50 o'clock and
met his Excelleney in his Office. The question was
asked him: "What have you to say in reference
to the arrest and imprisonment OF AttOrney-Gene-
raj Ayers and Commonwealths-AttOrne ScOtt?"
"What! Are they in pris0n?" said the governor,
with surprise and Indignantly.
"Yes; they are going there at 10 O'clock
Ill go down and see Ayers at once. Walt till
wash my face and hands. have just returned
from Washington" remarked the governor as he
started away. A few minutes afterward he re-
turned, and accompanied by the reporter, went
to the jail, where he had a consultation with the
attorney general On the way to Jail the
governor spoke freely about Attorney General
Ayers incarceration.
He characterized it as an outrageous stride upon
the Constitution and the rights OF the State.
"Judge Bond is opposed, said be- ''to the opinions
OF the best legal minds OF the State-such men as
Judges Irwin, Mclaughlin, Keith, Hon. j. Ran
dOlph Tucker, add a host OF Others. An usurping
Federal judge can take away the liberties OF the
people as well by such methods as they can be
manacled by arms. The Virginia people are law
abiding and the case will be carried by habeas
corpus to the Supreme Court. All OF the States OF
the Union are interested in preserving their con-
stiJutiOnal rights, and II the Supreme Court sus-
tains this Federal judge, the sooner the States
insist on an amendment to the Federal Cons,1tu-
ton protecting defining and preserving their
rights from such encrOachmentS the better or our
whole form OF Government Will be altered and an
empire Will replace republic"